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Weekend Market Picks October 10 – 11, 2015: Gaze Into This Eggplant

Eggplants from Phillips Farms Glowing in the Sunshine Earlier this week, I was walking through the Union Square Market. It was so nice...

Karen Seiger

Oct 9, 20153 min read

UrbanSpace Vanderbilt: Welcome to Manhattan’s Newest Food Hall

Welcome to UrbanSpace Vanderbilt, Manhattan’s Newest Food Hall The many options at UrbanSpace Vanderbilt New Yorkers love to eat, and we...

Karen Seiger

Oct 8, 20152 min read

Weekend Market Picks October 3 & 4, 2015: Twitch & Whiskers

Twitch and Whiskers Kitty Necklace. He Found a Furrever Home in DC (Photo courtesy of Twitch & Whiskers) Last weekend, I went on a road...

Karen Seiger

Oct 2, 20153 min read

Weekend Market Picks September 26 & 27, 2015: Apple Season!

Well, it’s been a big week in the city, #AmIRight? It’s almost October too, so it’s funny that it feels like mid-July, only with...

Karen Seiger

Sep 25, 20153 min read

Weekend Market Picks September 19 & 20, 2015: We Have A New Food Hall!

Grand Opening of the New Urbanspace Vanderbilt Food Hall Congratulations to UrbanSpace NYC and 20 phenomenal food purveyors on the Grand...

Karen Seiger

Sep 18, 20153 min read

The 2015 Vendy Award Results Are In: Snowday For The Win!

The Vendy Winner: Snowday’s Grilled Cheese with Maple Syrup + Short Ribs with Kale Pesto I went to my first Vendy Awards this Saturday on...

Karen Seiger

Sep 13, 20153 min read

Weekend Market Picks September 12 & 13, 2015: Fall Market Season Is On

Far Out Finds at the Bushwick Flea And I am happy to report that Fall Market Season is in full swing! Some of my favorite markets are...

Karen Seiger

Sep 11, 20153 min read

Weekend Market Picks September 5 & 6, 2015 For The Last Daze of Summer

See this gorgeously nostalgic painting and meet Artist Richard Stalter at WSOAE I kind of love this time of year. Everyone is so eager to...

Karen Seiger

Sep 4, 20153 min read

Brooklyn Cold Brew When Hot Coffee Just Won’t Do

Pick up a Grumbler or a Growler of Brooklyn Cold Brew Craft Coffee My dad grew up drinking iced coffee in and around New York. But...

Karen Seiger

Sep 4, 20152 min read

Weekend Market Picks August 22 & 23, 2015: Coyote Tomato Flavor Bombs

Tiny Coyote Tomatoes Pack a Wallop of Flavor Pale yellow coyote tomatoes are not much bigger than a large blueberry, but they are little...

Karen Seiger

Aug 21, 20153 min read

MD to NYC: Maryland Crab Feast Gets Things Boiling Hot In The City + MoNY Promo Code

I met the fabulous founders of The Bay, purveyors of Maryland’s finest crabcakes and other seafood recently at the LIC Flea. They are...

Karen Seiger

Aug 20, 20152 min read

Weekend Market Picks August 15 & 16, 2015: Sweet Pretty Juicy Peaches

I wait all year long for peach season. Peaches are my favorite non-tropical fruit, and this year’s crop is particularly juicy and sweet!...

Karen Seiger

Aug 14, 20153 min read

Weekend Market Picks August 1 & 2, 2015: Sweet White Elephant

I’m back! I was in Las Vegas for a technology conference, but mostly to visit Grandma Teapot, my friend who is 103 years old. What an...

Karen Seiger

Jul 31, 20153 min read

Meet the Vendy Awards Rookies, Food Market Favorites, and Sweet Treat Purveyors

Press Release: I am so excited to be a Citizen Judge at this year’s Vendy Awards! It’s going to be extremely difficult to choose among...

Karen Seiger

Jul 29, 20156 min read

Weekend Market Picks July 18 & 19, 2015: Stylish Toppers from Flamekeepers Hat Club

Excellent Hats and Accessories from Flamekeepers Hat Club in Harlem I met Marc Williamson of the Flamekeepers Hat Club at the Pop Up Flea...

Karen Seiger

Jul 17, 20153 min read

Mr. Cory’s Cookies Has A Cookie Dough Kickstarter!

As you probably know, I am a huge fan of Mr. Cory, who is a kid entrepreneur and founder of Mr. Cory’s Cookies. I met him almost 3 years...

Karen Seiger

Jul 10, 20151 min read

Weekend Market Picks July 11 & 12, 2015: Cherry Season!

Cherry Season 2015 Cherry Season is here. Red Jacket Orchards has had piles of plump, sweet red and white cherries in NYC’s Greenmarkets...

Karen Seiger

Jul 10, 20152 min read

VIDEO: Chickpea & Olive Vegan Food on NY1 News

Chickpea & Olive Vegan Pop Up Featured on NY1 News I’m very excited to share the latest story on NY1 News out of the Markets of New York...

Karen Seiger

Jul 10, 20151 min read

Weekend Market Picks July 4 & 5, 2015: Classic Clam Chowder For The Holiday Weekend

Delicious Clam Chowder with Fried Onions at Coney Smorgasburg Happy 4th of July! I love this holiday because it means summertime is in...

Karen Seiger

Jul 3, 20152 min read

UPDATE: Lots of Love in New York Today

Mr. & Mr. Lewis-McKew UPDATE! This posting was originally published on July 24, 2011, the first day gay couples were legally allowed to...

Karen Seiger

Jun 26, 20152 min read

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Weekend Market Picks October 10 – 11, 2015: Gaze Into This Eggplant

UrbanSpace Vanderbilt: Welcome to Manhattan’s Newest Food Hall

Weekend Market Picks October 3 & 4, 2015: Twitch & Whiskers

Weekend Market Picks September 26 & 27, 2015: Apple Season!

Weekend Market Picks September 19 & 20, 2015: We Have A New Food Hall!

The 2015 Vendy Award Results Are In: Snowday For The Win!

Weekend Market Picks September 12 & 13, 2015: Fall Market Season Is On

Weekend Market Picks September 5 & 6, 2015 For The Last Daze of Summer

Brooklyn Cold Brew When Hot Coffee Just Won’t Do

Weekend Market Picks August 22 & 23, 2015: Coyote Tomato Flavor Bombs

MD to NYC: Maryland Crab Feast Gets Things Boiling Hot In The City + MoNY Promo Code

Weekend Market Picks August 15 & 16, 2015: Sweet Pretty Juicy Peaches

Weekend Market Picks August 1 & 2, 2015: Sweet White Elephant

Meet the Vendy Awards Rookies, Food Market Favorites, and Sweet Treat Purveyors

Weekend Market Picks July 18 & 19, 2015: Stylish Toppers from Flamekeepers Hat Club

Mr. Cory’s Cookies Has A Cookie Dough Kickstarter!

Weekend Market Picks July 11 & 12, 2015: Cherry Season!

VIDEO: Chickpea & Olive Vegan Food on NY1 News

Weekend Market Picks July 4 & 5, 2015: Classic Clam Chowder For The Holiday Weekend

UPDATE: Lots of Love in New York Today

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